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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 150 | 1 111 | 1 207 | 1 036 | 1 083 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 977 | 6 563 | 7 466 | 7 918 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 34 181 | 37 440 | 39 518 | 41 878 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 323.7 | 1 487.0 | 1 653.1 | 1 818.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 38 726 | 39 718 | 41 832 | 43 420 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 314.4 | 359.7 | 403.0 | 442.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 199 | 9 606 | 10 198 | 10 570 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.8 | 24.2 | 24.4 | 24.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 32 497 | 35 424 | 37 468 | 39 556 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1 156.9 | 1 303.7 | 1 439.2 | 1 573.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 1 206.6 | 1 355.3 | 1 488.5 | 1 631.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 599 | 36 803 | 38 410 | 39 778 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 37 128 | 38 259 | 39 726 | 41 246 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.3 | 53.3 | 53.3 | 53.3 | - |
| Females | % | 46.7 | 46.7 | 46.7 | 46.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.5 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.4 | 28.7 | 27.7 | 26.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 28.1 | 28.0 | 28.1 | 28.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 17.8 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 19.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.8 | 10.8 | 11.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.5 | 18.1 | 18.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 10.1 | 9.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 986 | 3 206 | 3 141 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 84.5 | 92.8 | 96.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 92.7 | 100.6 | 105.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 280 | 28 961 | 30 825 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 040 | 31 389 | 33 511 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 4 107 | 3 783 | 3 576 | 3 690 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 095 | 1 296 | 1 506 | 1 584 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 468 | 555 | 654 | 672 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 5 670 | 5 634 | 5 736 | 5 946 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 846 | 750 | 822 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 324 | 336 | 372 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 170 | 1 086 | 1 194 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 230 | 975 | 783 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 39 | 237 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 260 | 1 014 | 1 020 |
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| * These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year |
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